Someone to cheer for on Australian Idol

Australia hasn’t seen the last of Kiama’s very own Jess Crossman as her Australian Idol debut saw her secure a spot in the top 50.

The 25 year old paramedic earned herself a golden ticket after performing You’ve Got the Love by Florence + the Machine in front of the prominent judges – Amy Shark, Kyle Sandilands, Harry Connick Jr and Meghan Trainor.

Although Jess says the experience was a scary and nerve-racking one, she will hold it dear to her heart forever.

“As a child I watched the show and always dreamed that maybe one day I would be on it,” says Jess. Having forgotten about that dream, it was Jess’ friends that convinced her to take the leap.

“It’s not like I didn’t think I had it in me, but there are so many talented people out there. It is very exciting and a bit of a shock,” she says.

Jess is no stranger to performing, having opened for the American rock band The Beach Boys in Wagga Wagga 2017 and often performing locally.

“I’ve always been in the music scene, I just haven’t taken it as seriously as I could have because I decided to get a degree to fall back on,” she says.

NSW Ambulance praised Jess on social media, naming her the ‘golden girl’.

“She did it. Holbrook paramedic Jess [where she works while living here] has beaten thousands of other hopefuls and landed herself a golden ticket.

“Good luck Jess, we’re right behind you,” the post read.

Judges now have the task of narrowing down the 50 finalists to 24, then down to 12 for the live performance round. The audience will